Senior Field Media Officer - Idleb Syria - SYNAT

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has worked in Syria since 2012, delivering food security and nutrition assistance, supporting access to clean piped water, and providing emergency relief and shelter improvements for conflict-affected host and displaced communities in urban, rural and camp settings. With several offices in Idleb Governorate and Northern Aleppo, GOAL currently reaches nearly 1 million people with humanitarian assistance across Northwest Syria.

In addition to more than 500 field-based staff members who deliver aid and support inside Syria, a team of around 100 national and international personnel manage GOAL Syria’s programmes from offices in Türkiye and Jordan, with technical and administrative guidance from GOAL’s Head Office and global advisors.

Job purpose:

The GOAL Syria Senior Field Media Officer is the process owner for the entire range of visual and audio-visual content that is developed in association with GOAL’s programmatic and operational activities in Idleb and Aleppo. The role is primarily responsible for planning, producing, categorizing, editing, and archiving documentary and narrative media material under the line management of the Deputy Field Communications and Media Manager, the overall supervision of the Field Programmes Coordinator, and the technical direction of the Türkiye-based Communications and Media Manager.    

The Senior Field Media Officer also contributes to the production of other content packages – including case studies, success stories, web articles, and social media postings – that are targeted at defined audiences by regularly developing and editing media material. In this capacity, the role holder will work closely with the Deputy Field Communications and Media Manager in the provision of technical oversight to the Field Media Officer based in Idleb and, further, will be responsible for designing and carrying out visual and audio-visual documentation training activities for various GOAL Syria departments.

Duties, objectives and competencies

Media (50%) 

• Manage and carry out the acquisition of visual and audio-visual material in the field, including by creating and following media production schedules in line with content development plans, as advised by the Communications and Media Manager.   
• Create high-quality, publication-targeted photography collections and video segments featuring GOAL Syria’s programmatic activities in accordance with specific public information and fundraising campaign briefs or in response to requests by the Field Programmes Coordinator.
• Develop, plan, record, and edit written and audio-visual interviews with communities, beneficiaries, and staff members.
• Draft field-sourced stories in association with defined content collection plans as well as independently developing new storylines.
• Establish and manage a system of offline/online media storage and retrieval, and keep archives of content and associated data secure, accessible, and up to date.

Documentation (20%) 

• Regularly produce, collate, categorize, and archive visual and audio-visual recordings of GOAL Syria programme activities and operations.

Oversee and support the visual and audio-visual documentation of GOAL Syria programme activities and operations by various field teams and establish a system of inter-departmental documentation coordination.   

Coordination (20%) 

• Work with the Media Officer to provide coaching and technical supervision in the production and editing of written narrative content and photography.

Training (10%)

• Prepare and deliver training in advanced audio-visual production and post-production techniques for other members of the GOAL Syria Communications and Media Department.   
• Develop and execute a training plan for GOAL Syria’s Programme, Programme Quality, and Systems teams on visual and audio-visual documentation and information collection in the field. 

Requirements (essential)

• University education in a communications or media discipline, or university education in another discipline and documented, substantive formal training in visual and audio-visual production.
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar, communications and/or media related role.
• Proficiency in narrative content development and storytelling, including in scripting short-form video. 
• Demonstrated experience and skills in photography, videography (including post-production), and sound recording and editing.
• Journalistic and media writing skills, including the ability to plan and conduct interviews.  
• Advanced technological skills, including in the installation and operation of media hardware and software and offline/online content filing and data management systems.
• Intermediate written and spoken English language skills.
• Advanced skills in written and spoken Arabic.

Requirements (desired)

• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Experience or skills in design for print or multimedia.
• Motion graphic design skills.
• Experience in developing and conducting training on visual and audio-visual media production and documentation techniques.

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "apply now" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a Cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GOAL has the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with GOAL at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience, and educational requirements.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is 03 Feb 2025 however, you are encouraged to apply immediately as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position before the advertisement’s closing date if a suitable candidate/s is identified.

Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment is requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond.  

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General terms and conditions

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated.  Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible.  This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date.  We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Thank you.